Resolution Foundation

The £100 Household Energy Payment announced last week is poorly targeted.

Even among the richest fifth of households three-in-five qualify.

Meanwhile one-in-six of the poorest families already tell us they can’t afford to heat their homes. They will face a tough winter, even with the new support.

🎥 The 2020s: a horror film in four charts ❗

In our latest Substack, Ruth Curtice gets into the weeds of the data on living standards.

But from all angles it's bad: the 2020s are set to be the worst decade for living standards on record.

Details here⤵️

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Too little support and to the wrong households

For @LSEInequalities, @GregoryThwaites explains why the Budget's cost of living support missed the mark

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Funding defence commitments within existing budgets would squeeze funding for unprotected departments.

Without an increase in efficiency, levels of spending on unprotected departments risks failing to meet public expectations of service levels.

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PIP recipients report a huge variety of conditions, and most have multiple conditions.

While three-in-ten (31 per cent) report having depression, just 2 per cent of all PIP recipients report depression as their only condition.

Only one per cent (or less) report having only anxiety or ADHD.